Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Poole

Manufacturing Engineer salary: £44,250 – £55,250

Please note:

only applicants with the full‑time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

• Drive process improvement and production support to improve OTD, utilisation and repeatability
• Resolve shopfloor issues using structured RCA and practical engineering thinking
• Strengthen manufacturing control through SOPs, standard work and risk reduction activity
• Support fixtures, documentation checks and controlled methods with basic CAD awareness
• Contribute to CAM/CNC activity when needed, but it is not the core of the role

If you’re a Manufacturing Engineer who enjoys improving processes, solving shopfloor problems, and making manufacturing more repeatable and controlled, this Manufacturing Engineer role is worth a look.

This Manufacturing Engineer position reports into the Engineering Manager and sits across the wider engineering department, with a clear bias toward process improvement and production support rather than being a pure NPI, CNC programming, or assembly role. You’ll be resolving day‑to‑day manufacturing issues, improving procedures, supporting RCA and corrective actions, and helping build better standards around how work is run.

The Manufacturing Engineer role: your focus is stabilising and improving how production runs day‑to‑day: reducing disruption, improving utilisation, tightening documentation and controls, and driving practical improvements that stick. There is some CAM/CNC exposure in the wider team, but this role is not being hired as a full‑time programmer.

• Support production by resolving day‑to‑day manufacturing issues and reducing downtime/disruption
• Drive process improvements that improve utilisation, repeatability, quality and delivery performance
• Own and support corrective actions on shopfloor issues, helping prevent repeat failures
• Create and maintain clear SOPs, work instructions and controlled manufacturing methods
• Support practical tooling/fixture needs and basic engineering checks on documentation where required
• Work closely with Production, Quality and Engineering to keep priorities clear and actions moving

• Experience as a Manufacturing Engineer / Production Engineer in a precision manufacturing environment
• Strong production support mindset: practical problem‑solving, prioritisation and follow‑through
• Confident using RCA and corrective actions to reduce repeat issues
• Good documentation discipline: SOPs, work instructions, standard work and controlled methods
• Solid mechanical/manufacturing engineering understanding, including material behaviour in production
• Comfortable working cross‑functionally and keeping actions moving to deadlines
  
  Engineering qualification to HNC/HND/Degree level (or equivalent experience)

• APQP awareness and process‑driven risk reduction thinking
• PFMEA exposure/ownership
• CAD exposure (Autodesk or Solid Works) for fixtures and engineering checks
• CAM/CNC exposure (Fusion 360, Hypermill, Mastercam or similar)
• Experience building routings/travellers and improving machine standards around setup/safety/repeatability
• Additive/3D printing exposure used for fixtures or process support
• Green Belt / CI training and internal project management experience

A Manufacturing Engineer role with a clear focus on process improvement and production support, not a pure CNC programming position.

Small, collaborative team where the Manufacturing Engineer has visibility and influence across delivery, quality and process control.

Scope for the Manufacturing Engineer to strengthen standards, improve repeatability and drive measurable change.

If you’re interested in this Manufacturing Engineer role, get in touch to run through the role.

Call or message Hayden at Holt Engineering on .